Kent County, Maryland
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 11,128 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -4-14-1 | 1,135 | 517 | 55 | 1,707 | 66.5% | 30.3% | D+36.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5-15-1 | 554 | 878 | 28 | 1,460 | 37.9% | 60.1% | R+22.2 |
| Precinct -3-13-1 | 539 | 679 | 32 | 1,250 | 43.1% | 54.3% | R+11.2 |
| Precinct -1-21-2 | 411 | 784 | 38 | 1,233 | 33.3% | 63.6% | R+30.3 |
| Precinct -4-24-2 | 675 | 369 | 50 | 1,094 | 61.7% | 33.7% | D+28.0 |
| Precinct -2-12-1 | 382 | 672 | 25 | 1,079 | 35.4% | 62.3% | R+26.9 |
| Precinct -6-16-1 | 461 | 539 | 22 | 1,022 | 45.1% | 52.7% | R+7.6 |
| Precinct -1-11-1 | 388 | 590 | 25 | 1,003 | 38.7% | 58.8% | R+20.1 |
| Precinct -7-17-1 | 503 | 358 | 28 | 889 | 56.6% | 40.3% | D+16.3 |
| Precinct -3-23-2 | 203 | 176 | 12 | 391 | 51.9% | 45.0% | D+6.9 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −9.4% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +80.2% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | +12.8% |
| 1928 | −6.2% |
| 1932 | +23.4% |
| 1936 | +7.0% |
| 1940 | +6.6% |
| 1944 | +2.1% |
| 1948 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | −18.7% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | −2.9% |
| 1964 | +34.4% |
| 1968 | −11.1% |
| 1972 | −29.8% |
| 1976 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | −23.8% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | −0.0% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | −6.7% |
| 2008 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | −3.0% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −2.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.8 points.
14,407 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+151 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +917 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $74,838 in average income, against $92,147 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+12.9 on average — 10 points more Republican-leaning than Kent County, MD itself (R+2.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Queen Anne's County, MD104R+27.6
- Cecil County, MD36R+30.7
- Anne Arundel County, MD29D+13.8
- Kent County, DE24D+2.0
- New Castle County, DE23D+32.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Queen Anne's County, MD72
- Kent County, DE31
- Cecil County, MD30
- Anne Arundel County, MD21
- New Castle County, DE20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +109 |
| 2012 | −237 |
| 2013 | −94 |
| 2014 | +62 |
| 2015 | +22 |
| 2016 | +60 |
| 2017 | −127 |
| 2018 | +94 |
| 2019 | +124 |
| 2021 | +280 |
| 2022 | +209 |
| 2023 | +137 |
| 2024 | +127 |
| 2025 | +151 |
Kent County, perched on the upper Eastern Shore with fewer than 20,000 residents, has trended competitive despite Maryland's statewide lean — its 2024 presidential margin of R+2.8 reflects a rural Chesapeake electorate that doesn't mirror the state's broader pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 29.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.8 points.
A population of 19,346, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,147 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Barnstable County and Columbia County.
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Kent County, Maryland. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/24029/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.